Table 1.
Summary of plant growth-promoting and biocontrol traits exhibited by 22 spore-forming bacteria isolates.
| Biofertilizer Activities | Biocontrol Activities | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strains Code |
Siderophores
Production |
PVK * | IAA * | Biofilm | Swarming |
Protease
Activity |
Amylase
Activity |
Lipase
Activity |
Xylanase
Activity |
Cellulase
Activity |
Chitinase
Activity |
Catalase
Activity |
| RHFS1 | + | - | - | - | - | +++ | +++ | + | ++ | ++ | + | +++ |
| RHFS2 | - | ++ | - | + | +++ | +++ | +++ | + | ++ | +++ | ++ | - |
| RHFS3 | - | + | + | - | − | +++ | +++ | ++ | + | +++ | - | - |
| RHFS4 | - | + | + | - | - | +++ | +++ | - | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
| RHFS5 | + | - | + | - | - | +++ | +++ | - | + | + | ++ | ++ |
| RHFS6 | - | + | ++ | - | - | +++ | +++ | - | +++ | ++ | - | +++ |
| RHFS7 | - | - | ++ | - | - | + | - | + | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
| RHFS8 | ++ | + | - | - | - | +++ | +++ | - | ++ | + | ++ | +++ |
| RHFS9 | + | - | - | + | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | - | +++ | ++ | ++ |
| RHFS10 | +++ | ++ | + | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
| RHFS11 | + | + | + | - | - | +++ | +++ | + | +++ | - | ++ | ++ |
| RHFS12 | - | + | + | + | - | - | +++ | - | +++ | +++ | ++ | + |
| RHFS13 | - | - | ++ | - | - | +++ | - | - | ++ | - | ++ | ++ |
| RHFS14 | - | ++ | ++ | - | - | + | + | - | +++ | - | + | +++ |
| RHFS15 | + | + | +++ | - | - | +++ | +++ | + | ++ | +++ | ++ | - |
| RHFS16 | + | + | + | + | - | ++ | ++ | - | +++ | +++ | - | - |
| RHFS17 | + | + | +++ | - | - | +++ | ++ | - | + | + | ++ | +++ |
| RHFS18 | +++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
| RHFS19 | ++ | ++ | + | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | + | +++ |
| RHFS20 | + | - | + | - | - | + | ++ | - | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ |
| RHFS22 | + | + | + | - | ++ | +++ | - | - | + | ++ | ++ | - |
| RHFS28 | - | - | - | - | - | +++ | +++ | - | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
+++: strong activity (formation halo ≥10 mm); ++: moderate activity (5 mm < halo < 10 mm); +: slight activity (halo < 5 mm); −: no activity; PVK *: Phosphate solubilization activity; IAA *: Indoleacetic acid.